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Suzuki announces new insurance scheme for classic models
Suzuki has announced details of a new Vintage Insurance scheme, which offers owners of classic models bespoke policies with a great range of added benefits. Available on machines over 20 years old, Suzuki’s Vintage Insurance continues the Japanese manufacturer’s drive and commitment to servicing the needs of owners of older models, with Suzuki’s Vintage Parts Programme already…
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Two more specials surface from Honda in Bangkok – check out the sweet 300TT cafe racer
A couple more Bangkok Show specials have surfaced today with these two Hondas. Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. MotoSaigon.vn was the first to peg up pictures of the gorgeous CB300TT special and the slightly-more ho-hum gold-coloured CB650 Scrambler-derived…
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Suzuki’s SV650 Rally Concept: Q&A reveals possible future for cafe racer idea
Suzuki’s SV650 Rally Concept: Q&A reveals possible future for cafe racer idea. Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. Last weekend, Suzuki showed off this SV650 Rally Concept bike on the factory stand in Osaka, Japan. Details of the…
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AMG to take over MV Agusta rumours – statement from MV Agusta is issued
Last week we brought you news that Italian big business was awash with rumours that AMG Mercedes were on the verge of buying MV Agusta because it was claimed that the motorcycle factory couldn’t meet the demands of creditors. The amount of cash that is reported to be the sticking point is huge at €40 million.…
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Fixing UK potholes would cost £11.8bn and take 14 years to complete
A damning report into the state of Britain’s roads has turned up what every motorcyclist knows – our network of highways is crumbling almost beyond reasonable repair. Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. The latest annual report into…
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2017 Yamaha R6 to be ‘virtually identical to R1’ looks – claim
It’s another claim by the top Japanese magazine YoungMachine and it features a serious bit of information about the next generation middleweight from Yamaha. According to the publication, the Yamaha is going to be a virtual lookalike of its bigger capacity sibling. Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly…
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Japanese magazine claims ‘Super Blade’ to appear in 2018 line-up
Japanese motorcycle magazine YoungMachine has put a date on the Super Blade from Honda, saying that the uber-version of the bike will appear in 2018, a year after a suped-up version of the current Fireblade makes its debut. In the latest issue of the magazine, the lads in Japan say that the 2017 version of…
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Meet the HARLEY-DAVIDSON Adventure bike! Yeah!
Meet the HARLEY-DAVIDSON Adventure bike! Yeah! This is the big surprise of the Bangkok Motor Show – with awesome coverage by the chaps at the Rushlane website – and it’s is happening right now, it’s a 2016 Street 750 Harley-Davidson that’s been converted into an Adventure bike. And although the official word is that this…
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UK traffic congestion 14% worse than five years ago
Traffic congestion in the UK’s biggest cities is 14% worse than it was just five years ago, according to a major new report out today (March 22). Across the rest of Europe, average congestion is actually 3% down over the same period. The annual Traffic Index from TomTom shows average UK journeys in 2015 took…
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Scoop: Mugen Shinden Go snapped during Japanese tests
Scoop: Mugen Shinden Go snapped during Japanese tests. Ahead of it being shown officially at the upcoming, pictures have emerged of the Mugen Shinden Go electric racebike being tested in Japan.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. The images were…
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Casey Stoner: ‘I haven’t been asked to race in MotoGP’
Awww… that’s real shame if it turns out to remain as the racing status quo, but it looks like former World Champion Casey Stoner is definitely NOT going to racing in the next round of the MotoGP championship. There seemed to be a chance that the Aussie, who is currently on test-riding duties with the…
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So you take a Yamaha FZ16 and build this…
No, we don’t know why you’d do this sort of thing either – but it’s been done. For stylistic reasons apparently… Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. Anyway, what we’re looking at here is a Yamaha FZ16 that’s been…
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SCOOP video: Suzuki SV650 Rally Concept walkaround film
Check out this video walkaround of the Suzuki SV650 Rally Concept. Basically this is little more than a bolt-on bitsa from Suzuki which was shown at the Osaka motorcycle show at the weekend.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. Under…
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Honda’s hybrid-powered scooter plans for 2017 appear
Honda’s hybrid-powered scooter plans for 2017 appear. Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. This is Honda’s latest design for its upcoming hybrid-engined scooter. The patent drawings have just been published for a super-mpg scooter that’s going to be…
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SCOOP Video: Samsung debuts first ‘Smart Windshield’ on Yamaha scooter
SCOOP Video: Samsung debuts first ‘Smart Windshield’ on Yamaha scooter! There’s no mention yet of when you can buy this sort of thing – but Samsung has revealed a live, smart-phone enabled heads-up windshield for motorcycling, and the set-up has been shown on a Yamaha Tricity scooter in Milan. We’ve got the first look at…
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SCOOP Video: Osaka Show Hondas walkaround (check out the CB Type II concept!)
Video: Osaka Show Hondas walkaround (check out the CB Type II concept!) Here’s a walkaround video of the Hondas at the Osaka Motorcycle show 2016.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. The show happened at the weekend and really there…
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Kawasaki announces date for Silverstone K-World Live 2016
Kawasaki’s annual live event is back with a new name – K-World Live 2016 will take place at Silverstone Circuit in Northamptonshire on Saturday 18 June and it promises to be bigger and better than ever. The event is completely FREE and open to all two-wheeled fans, Kawasaki owners or otherwise. Those who pre-register their…
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MotoGP Qatar – press reaction
So by now you’ve seen that Jorge Lorenzo won the MotoGP opening round with Yamaha at Qatar, Andrea Dovizioso on the Ducati was second and Honda’s Marc Marquez was third (we’ve put the results at the bottom of this article if you’re interested in times and the full finishing order) – but there’s some interesting…
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SCOOP: Honda’s ‘Super Blade’ revealed! OFFICIAL drawings from Honda!
SCOOP: Honda’s ‘Super Blade’ revealed! OFFICIAL drawings from Honda! Here’s the secret Honda drawing for the V4 ‘SuperBlade’ that we’ve been telling you was on the way for nearly ten months now. Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. This…
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VIDEO: Guy Martin’s Wall of Death TV programme trailer
We told you months ago about Guy Martin doing his Wall of Death programme live on Channel Four and here’s the trailer from the TV station for it. The show is going out on Channel four on Monday, March 28 at 7.15pm.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper.…
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Video: Intelligent Cranium helmet run through… is this the ultimate helmet near-future?
Intelligent Cranium Helmets is an American company that’s developing a prototype helmet for what looks like being the daddy of this sort of thing. With more functionality than any other smart helmet seen so far, the iC-R features twin full-color heads-up displays, twin rear-facing cameras, a LiDAR rear collision alert system that warns you when a…
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VIDEO: Remove a pushbike off the road – get your bike taken whilst your back is turned
Be aware of this scam for stealing a bike (apparently) that’s happened to a british motorcyclist. A biker stops to remove a pushbike from the road and whilst his back is turned someone tries to push his motorcycle away. Daniel James MacArthur posted this video on his facebook page which showed a video shot from…
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Review: Furygan Akira leather jacket
Reviewed by: Mikko Nieminen // RRP: £389.99 // Sizes: S-3XL // Colours: Black, black/fluo, black/white, white If you like sporty leather jackets, the Akira from Furygan is well worth a closer look. It’s a road riding jacket that takes inspiration from the track, with the distinctive Furygan look and large logos bearing the manufacturer’s…
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AMG to take over MV? Rumours surface in Italian press
There’s rumours kicking around the Italian press that has German car builder AMG Mercedes eyeing up a full takeover of MV Agusta. Reports in Italian publication Il Sole claim that MV is being looked over by AMG in a very serious way, this comes in spite of earlier comments made by Daimler CEO Dieter Zetzche…
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